Abdur Rahim (31 October 1953 — 15 August 2021) was a Bangladesh Army officer who served as the director general of

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from 2001 to 2005.

Career

Rahim was commissioned in the Bangladesh Army in

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in 1975.

Charges and convictions

Rahim was charged in the

2004 Dhaka grenade attack The 2004 Dhaka grenade attack took place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by Awami League in Bangabandhu Avenue (now Shaheed Abrar Fahad Avenue) on 21 August 2004. The attack left 24 dead and more than 500 injured. The attack was carried ou ...

. He used to visit

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several times during the tenure of the BNP—Jamaat coalition government, He was sentenced to death in the 10-truck arms smuggling case. However, on 18 December 2024, he was acquitted by the

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in this case. He instructed NSI officials to supervise the offloading off arms in Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited jetty. He held several meetings with ARY Group and the ISI regarding the arms in Bangladesh and outside. In October 2018, Rahim and 18 others were found guilty on charges of killing through common intention, planning and allegations of involvement in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack. They were sentenced to death. On 1 December 2024, he was acquitted by high court in the 21 August grenade attack case. Rahim died on 15 August 2021, while under treatment for

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at the

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, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was admitted to hospital on 31 July, after he tested positive for COVID-19 at Kashimpur Central Jail.

References

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